Well i went to go look at the bronco i was going to get and well it was a piece of -=-=-=-=, so im not getting it so i am going to be lifting the jeep again.. But i am stuck between those two lifts the RE 5.5 and the DPG 5" hybrid. im going to be running 33s and possibly 35s on which ever i get and i am going to modify bushwaker TJ or YJ(not sure which ones everyone uses) pocket cut out flares flares front and rear to gain some clearance.

Im not sure which lift would be the best. i like hopw the hybrid kit gives 5 inches and not more.. but how much extra will the RE 5.5 give me over the advertised 5.5?

with stock bumpers, and minimal skid plating and/or lack of rocker guards, expect 6.5"+ initially out of the RE kit. On my heavy-weight rig though, I'm down to probably about 5" after 2.5 years of running the kit.

The RE 5.5" has been giving 6.5 front and 7.5" rear when freshly put on. I ran the RE 5.5" on both my rigs for several years and they only settled to 6". I have since replaced the front springs with the same that come in the DPG Hybrid, and lost the 1.25" RE shackles and kept the settled 4.5" leafs and now sitting just under 5". I would get the hybrid if you are only getting 35's. I ran 37's on my RE 5.5" kit for quite awhile and had plenty of room and flex.

now when i get the lift, tires, and sye and trans cooler.. how long can i drive with my stock gearing? i wont have the money to re gear right away, and i dont do any highway driving with the jeep.. i should ahve the lift, tires, and sye by the fall and probably gearing by mid spring early june of next year

i think to start out with i will probably run 33s so i may just end up going with the hybrid 4" kit and run 33s.. i think that will serve me well for what i want to do.. i just do weekend wheeling and not even every weekend.. maybe one or two trips a month.. i dont know i like the looks of both.. just not sure how big i want to go with the tires

im not sure if you can save them to your computer.. give me a day or two and ill try and condense them a little more and ill send you them in an email.. drop me a pm on monday night.. that way ill remember to fiddle with it..

also... does anyone think it is nessesary for a dd/ trail rig to have bigger than 35s on it? i have been talking with some of the people who wheel in my area. they all have real big trucks with big tires.. and they are all telling me that if i plan on doing some more serious wheeling than i should go bigger with the tires just to up my clearance.. they were thinking like a 37 range tire... but i am kind of iffy on that.. since it would mean more lift and stuch but i like the idea of more clearance... but i still need to keep this as a daily diver.. but they all drive there trucks daily with the big tires and non of them have regeared

so what do you think? .. should i go bigger than 35s and set it up like GottaBeJeep used to have.. with what i think is the RE 5.5 extreme duty lift and 37s of course ill have to figure out something to do about the fender flares